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Chemical weapons inspectors' security team fired on in Douma
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/18/arrival-of-chemical-inspectors-in-douma-delayed-by-gunfire
A UN security team doing reconnaissance at the site of an attack in the Syrian town of Douma has come under gunfire, the head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has said, further delaying the arrival of chemical weapons inspectors.
The OPCW director general, Ahmet Üzümcü , told a meeting at the organisation’s headquarters in The Hague on Wednesday that the security team had been forced to withdraw.
Üzümcü said that when a reconnaissance team arrived at one site, a large crowd gathered and the team withdrew. At a second site “the team came under small-arms fire and an explosive was detonated. The reconnaissance team returned to Damascus.”
The source of the gunfire is unclear. The Syrian government said on Sunday it had “purified” Douma and the broader area of eastern Ghouta, which had been under siege for years and subjected to a number of chemical attacks, of “terrorists”.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/18/arrival-of-chemical-inspectors-in-douma-delayed-by-gunfire
A UN security team doing reconnaissance at the site of an attack in the Syrian town of Douma has come under gunfire, the head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has said, further delaying the arrival of chemical weapons inspectors.
The OPCW director general, Ahmet Üzümcü , told a meeting at the organisation’s headquarters in The Hague on Wednesday that the security team had been forced to withdraw.
Üzümcü said that when a reconnaissance team arrived at one site, a large crowd gathered and the team withdrew. At a second site “the team came under small-arms fire and an explosive was detonated. The reconnaissance team returned to Damascus.”
The source of the gunfire is unclear. The Syrian government said on Sunday it had “purified” Douma and the broader area of eastern Ghouta, which had been under siege for years and subjected to a number of chemical attacks, of “terrorists”.
UK's House of Lords votes to amend Brexit bill over customs union
http://www.dw.com/en/uks-house-of-lords-votes-to-amend-brexit-bill-over-customs-union/a-43445047
The House of Lords voted 348 to 225 on Wednesday afternoon on an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill. It obliges ministers to explain by the end of October the steps they have taken to negotiate the UK's continued participation in a customs union with the European Union.
In a second vote later in the day, the government lost by 97 votes on an amendment to the law which seeks to limit ministers' powers after Brexit. The amendment is aimed at stopping the government from weakening existing EU rights on issues ranging from employment to health and safety when they are transferred to UK law.
The amendment on the customs union would require the government, headed by Prime Minister Theresa May, to give parliament a statement outlining the steps taken in talks with Brussels to negotiate "an arrangement which enables the UK to continue participating in a customs union with the European Union."
Lord Patten, who was once chairman of the Conservative Party, said it was not the time to put party loyalty ahead of the national interest and described government policy as "absurd." He said: "I don't think we will do better than we are doing within the Customs Union."
http://www.dw.com/en/uks-house-of-lords-votes-to-amend-brexit-bill-over-customs-union/a-43445047
The House of Lords voted 348 to 225 on Wednesday afternoon on an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill. It obliges ministers to explain by the end of October the steps they have taken to negotiate the UK's continued participation in a customs union with the European Union.
In a second vote later in the day, the government lost by 97 votes on an amendment to the law which seeks to limit ministers' powers after Brexit. The amendment is aimed at stopping the government from weakening existing EU rights on issues ranging from employment to health and safety when they are transferred to UK law.
The amendment on the customs union would require the government, headed by Prime Minister Theresa May, to give parliament a statement outlining the steps taken in talks with Brussels to negotiate "an arrangement which enables the UK to continue participating in a customs union with the European Union."
Lord Patten, who was once chairman of the Conservative Party, said it was not the time to put party loyalty ahead of the national interest and described government policy as "absurd." He said: "I don't think we will do better than we are doing within the Customs Union."
Mexico leftist opens up 22-point lead in presidency race: poll
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-election/mexico-leftist-opens-up-22-point-lead-in-presidency-race-poll-idUSKBN1HP1BA
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has widened his lead in the race to win the July 1 presidential election, opening up a gap of 22 percentage points, a poll by newspaper Reforma showed on Wednesday.
The April 12-15 voter poll showed Lopez Obrador winning 48 percent, a jump of six points from a February survey by Reforma. His nearest rival, Ricardo Anaya, who heads a right-left coalition, dropped by six points to 26 percent.
Running third was Jose Antonio Meade, candidate of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), whose backing remained steady at 18 percent, the poll showed.
A separate survey by polling firm Mitofsky published late on Wednesday also showed Lopez Obrador pulling further ahead.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-election/mexico-leftist-opens-up-22-point-lead-in-presidency-race-poll-idUSKBN1HP1BA
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has widened his lead in the race to win the July 1 presidential election, opening up a gap of 22 percentage points, a poll by newspaper Reforma showed on Wednesday.
The April 12-15 voter poll showed Lopez Obrador winning 48 percent, a jump of six points from a February survey by Reforma. His nearest rival, Ricardo Anaya, who heads a right-left coalition, dropped by six points to 26 percent.
Running third was Jose Antonio Meade, candidate of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), whose backing remained steady at 18 percent, the poll showed.
A separate survey by polling firm Mitofsky published late on Wednesday also showed Lopez Obrador pulling further ahead.
Ecuador pulls support for talks between Colombia, ELN, new venue sought
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ecuador-colombia-rebels/ecuador-pulls-support-for-talks-between-colombia-eln-new-venue-sought-idUSKBN1HP2VP
QUITO/BOGOTA (Reuters) - Ecuador will not be a guarantor country at peace talks between the Colombian government and ELN rebels as long as the guerrillas wage attacks, Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno said on Wednesday.
The sometimes-fraught, 14-month-long talks between Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN), a group founded in 1964 by radical Catholic priests, resumed in Quito last month after a six-week pause marked by deaths on both sides. Their first ceasefire ended in January.
Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Norway and Venezuela are guarantor countries and possible locations for the negotiations.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ecuador-colombia-rebels/ecuador-pulls-support-for-talks-between-colombia-eln-new-venue-sought-idUSKBN1HP2VP
QUITO/BOGOTA (Reuters) - Ecuador will not be a guarantor country at peace talks between the Colombian government and ELN rebels as long as the guerrillas wage attacks, Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno said on Wednesday.
The sometimes-fraught, 14-month-long talks between Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN), a group founded in 1964 by radical Catholic priests, resumed in Quito last month after a six-week pause marked by deaths on both sides. Their first ceasefire ended in January.
Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Norway and Venezuela are guarantor countries and possible locations for the negotiations.
4 takeaways from Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Parliament
https://www.politico.eu/article/4-takeaways-from-french-president-emmanuel-macrons-visit-to-european-parliament/
1. All hail King Emmanuel
Macron’s visit to the Parliament featured more pomp and ceremony than usually shown to political figures. Parliament’s protocol is different for a president than a prime minister, and Macron seemed to enjoy the perks.
He walked in on a red carpet and stood alongside Parliament President Antonio Tajani while the French and European anthems played. He shook hands with almost all the senior staff of the chamber, and agreed to pause for several photos. Parliament officials said it was Macron who insisted on holding a debate with MEPs rather than merely delivering a formal address.
2. Tax-and-spend, quelle surprise!
Macron clearly wanted to use his appearance in Parliament to cultivate his image as a political maverick, who defied France’s traditional party system and won the presidency propelled by his own movement, La République En Marche.
Macron pushed again for a tax on big technology companies, and endorsed a European Commission proposal to tax their revenues rather than profits, calling it “a short-term tax that puts an end to the most shocking excesses.”
At the same time, Macron called for overall budget reform and he demanded, unequivocally, the elimination of all “rebates” — the quirky cash-back budget gimmicks that were introduced when Margaret Thatcher complained her country was paying too much. “The rebates,” Macron said, “cannot survive Brexit.”
3. Join a family? Nah, I’m just visiting
Perhaps the biggest question on MEPs’ minds as Macron came to the lectern on Tuesday was the one with implications for their own careers: Would he join one of the EU’s main political families ahead of the 2019 European election — and if so, which one?
By not affiliating with any of the existing political families, Macron can wait and see how well his own En Marche party does in France, and which parties in other countries express willingness to align with him. At that point, he could easily position himself as a partner with the center-right European People’s Party, which currently holds the most seats in Parliament and is widely expected to retain that position after next year’s vote.
4. Strasbourg, eternal capital
Macron has portrayed himself as a crusader for a modernizing and relevant EU that meets the needs and expectations of its citizens. But on the issue of Strasbourg as a seat of the European Parliament — which requires the entire Parliament to uproot from Brussels one week every month in an exercise often derided as an expensive “traveling circus” — Macron’s views are retro.
https://www.politico.eu/article/4-takeaways-from-french-president-emmanuel-macrons-visit-to-european-parliament/
1. All hail King Emmanuel
Macron’s visit to the Parliament featured more pomp and ceremony than usually shown to political figures. Parliament’s protocol is different for a president than a prime minister, and Macron seemed to enjoy the perks.
He walked in on a red carpet and stood alongside Parliament President Antonio Tajani while the French and European anthems played. He shook hands with almost all the senior staff of the chamber, and agreed to pause for several photos. Parliament officials said it was Macron who insisted on holding a debate with MEPs rather than merely delivering a formal address.
2. Tax-and-spend, quelle surprise!
Macron clearly wanted to use his appearance in Parliament to cultivate his image as a political maverick, who defied France’s traditional party system and won the presidency propelled by his own movement, La République En Marche.
Macron pushed again for a tax on big technology companies, and endorsed a European Commission proposal to tax their revenues rather than profits, calling it “a short-term tax that puts an end to the most shocking excesses.”
At the same time, Macron called for overall budget reform and he demanded, unequivocally, the elimination of all “rebates” — the quirky cash-back budget gimmicks that were introduced when Margaret Thatcher complained her country was paying too much. “The rebates,” Macron said, “cannot survive Brexit.”
3. Join a family? Nah, I’m just visiting
Perhaps the biggest question on MEPs’ minds as Macron came to the lectern on Tuesday was the one with implications for their own careers: Would he join one of the EU’s main political families ahead of the 2019 European election — and if so, which one?
By not affiliating with any of the existing political families, Macron can wait and see how well his own En Marche party does in France, and which parties in other countries express willingness to align with him. At that point, he could easily position himself as a partner with the center-right European People’s Party, which currently holds the most seats in Parliament and is widely expected to retain that position after next year’s vote.
4. Strasbourg, eternal capital
Macron has portrayed himself as a crusader for a modernizing and relevant EU that meets the needs and expectations of its citizens. But on the issue of Strasbourg as a seat of the European Parliament — which requires the entire Parliament to uproot from Brussels one week every month in an exercise often derided as an expensive “traveling circus” — Macron’s views are retro.
呢單幾好笑 
Thugs invade Nigeria Senate, fight security and steal symbol of authority
http://www.africanews.com/2018/04/18/thugs-invade-nigeria-senate-fight-security-and-steal-symbol-of-authority/
Nigeria’s Senate does not have a mace. The ceremonial staff and symbol of authority which usually precedes the Senate President was stolen by thugs who invaded the red chamber of Wednesday morning during a plenary session.
A live Facebook video carried by the Senate showed that proceedings for the day were well underway when confusion was registered at the entrance of the building.
A group of men fought off security and chased off parliamentary staff at the National Assembly premises in Abuja before making away with the mace.
Nigeria Senate invasion: Mace recovered under bridge, lawmaker arrested
http://www.africanews.com/2018/04/19/nigeria-senate-invasion-police-recover-mace-under-bridge-lawmaker-arrested/
The stolen mace, symbol of power and authority of Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber (Senate), has been recovered by the police after it was seized by thugs during a Wednesday invasion of the Senate.
Police said the mace was abandoned under a bridge in the capital Abuja. A suspended Senator alleged to have masterminded the act, Ovie Omo-Agege, was also arrested late Wednesday.
Thugs invade Nigeria Senate, fight security and steal symbol of authority
http://www.africanews.com/2018/04/18/thugs-invade-nigeria-senate-fight-security-and-steal-symbol-of-authority/
Nigeria’s Senate does not have a mace. The ceremonial staff and symbol of authority which usually precedes the Senate President was stolen by thugs who invaded the red chamber of Wednesday morning during a plenary session.
A live Facebook video carried by the Senate showed that proceedings for the day were well underway when confusion was registered at the entrance of the building.
A group of men fought off security and chased off parliamentary staff at the National Assembly premises in Abuja before making away with the mace.
Nigeria Senate invasion: Mace recovered under bridge, lawmaker arrested
http://www.africanews.com/2018/04/19/nigeria-senate-invasion-police-recover-mace-under-bridge-lawmaker-arrested/
The stolen mace, symbol of power and authority of Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber (Senate), has been recovered by the police after it was seized by thugs during a Wednesday invasion of the Senate.
Police said the mace was abandoned under a bridge in the capital Abuja. A suspended Senator alleged to have masterminded the act, Ovie Omo-Agege, was also arrested late Wednesday.
Kedah set to be battleground state in Malaysian general election
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/kedah-battleground-state-in-malaysia-general-election-10142898
Political parties will be fighting for 15 parliamentary seats and 36 state seats in Kedah.
A lot will be at stake, as voters decide to go for change, or continue with more of the same.
The ruling BN coalition believes voters will look at what it has achieved as the current state government, and opt for continuity.
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/kedah-battleground-state-in-malaysia-general-election-10142898
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/kedah-battleground-state-in-malaysia-general-election-10142898
Political parties will be fighting for 15 parliamentary seats and 36 state seats in Kedah.
A lot will be at stake, as voters decide to go for change, or continue with more of the same.
The ruling BN coalition believes voters will look at what it has achieved as the current state government, and opt for continuity.
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/kedah-battleground-state-in-malaysia-general-election-10142898
Spain’s degree scandal hits at heart of government
https://www.politico.eu/article/cristina-cifuentes-spain-corruption-mariano-rajoy-pp-degree-scandal-hits-at-heart-of-government/
MADRID — Spain’s ruling party is battling another corruption scandal — one that could end the career of a potential successor to Mariano Rajoy.
The conservative president of the Madrid region, Cristina Cifuentes, is accused of fraudulently obtaining her master’s degree but is refusing to step down, leaving the Spanish prime minister with the choice of forcing her out or risking losing control of the region.
The timing is particularly bad for Rajoy’s Popular Party. It’s already fragile and relies on the opposition to pass legislation, and has of late been overtaken in the polls by its liberal rival Ciudadanos.
It also affects one of the rising stars of the ruling party. The 53-year-old Cifuentes was among a handful of potential candidates touted by the press as a successor to Rajoy — and she had tried to cultivate a reputation for being clean in a party tainted by corruption scandals.
The scandal broke last month when online newspaper El Diario reported that Cifuentes had been given a master’s degree in law by Madrid’s King Juan Carlos University thanks to a faculty official who went into the computer system and altered two of her marks — including her dissertation — from “not filed” to a grade of “7.5” out of 10.
https://www.politico.eu/article/cristina-cifuentes-spain-corruption-mariano-rajoy-pp-degree-scandal-hits-at-heart-of-government/
MADRID — Spain’s ruling party is battling another corruption scandal — one that could end the career of a potential successor to Mariano Rajoy.
The conservative president of the Madrid region, Cristina Cifuentes, is accused of fraudulently obtaining her master’s degree but is refusing to step down, leaving the Spanish prime minister with the choice of forcing her out or risking losing control of the region.
The timing is particularly bad for Rajoy’s Popular Party. It’s already fragile and relies on the opposition to pass legislation, and has of late been overtaken in the polls by its liberal rival Ciudadanos.
It also affects one of the rising stars of the ruling party. The 53-year-old Cifuentes was among a handful of potential candidates touted by the press as a successor to Rajoy — and she had tried to cultivate a reputation for being clean in a party tainted by corruption scandals.
The scandal broke last month when online newspaper El Diario reported that Cifuentes had been given a master’s degree in law by Madrid’s King Juan Carlos University thanks to a faculty official who went into the computer system and altered two of her marks — including her dissertation — from “not filed” to a grade of “7.5” out of 10.
Ted Cruz in Close Texas Senate Race, Poll Says
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-18/republican-cruz-facing-close-battle-in-texas-race-poll-finds
Republican Senator Ted Cruz is confronting an increasingly close race for re-election in GOP-dominated Texas with Democratic U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke pulling within striking distance in a new poll, aided by support from younger voters, women and minorities.
Cruz drew 47 percent support from Texas voters and O’Rourke drew 44 percent in an April 12-17 Quinnipiac University Poll released Wednesday. That’s within the poll’s 3.6 percentage point margin of error.
Although Democrats are defending 10 Senate seats in states that President Donald Trump won in 2016, they have a chance to flip Republican-held seats in Tennessee, Nevada and Arizona. Democrats are counting on Trump’s low approval ratings, historical trends and a raft of Republican retirements to make a bid for control of the House.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-18/republican-cruz-facing-close-battle-in-texas-race-poll-finds
Republican Senator Ted Cruz is confronting an increasingly close race for re-election in GOP-dominated Texas with Democratic U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke pulling within striking distance in a new poll, aided by support from younger voters, women and minorities.
Cruz drew 47 percent support from Texas voters and O’Rourke drew 44 percent in an April 12-17 Quinnipiac University Poll released Wednesday. That’s within the poll’s 3.6 percentage point margin of error.
Although Democrats are defending 10 Senate seats in states that President Donald Trump won in 2016, they have a chance to flip Republican-held seats in Tennessee, Nevada and Arizona. Democrats are counting on Trump’s low approval ratings, historical trends and a raft of Republican retirements to make a bid for control of the House.
China’s $1 Billion White Elephant
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-17/china-s-1-billion-white-elephant-the-port-ships-don-t-use
Each year roughly 60,000 ships vital to the global economy sail through the Indian Ocean past a Chinese-operated port on the southern tip of Sri Lanka. Almost none of them stop to unload cargo.
The eight-year-old Hambantota port -- with almost no container traffic and trampled fences that elephants traverse with ease -- has become a prime example of what can go wrong for countries involved in President Xi Jinping’s “Belt and Road” trade and infrastructure initiative. Sri Lanka borrowed heavily to build the port, couldn’t repay the loans, and then gave China a 99-year lease for debt relief.
The experience has fueled fears that Xi’s plans to finance more than $500 billion in projects could see China take control of strategic infrastructure that also has military uses. But the massive state-owned Chinese conglomerate that took over the port in December wants to prove the skeptics wrong.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-17/china-s-1-billion-white-elephant-the-port-ships-don-t-use
Each year roughly 60,000 ships vital to the global economy sail through the Indian Ocean past a Chinese-operated port on the southern tip of Sri Lanka. Almost none of them stop to unload cargo.
The eight-year-old Hambantota port -- with almost no container traffic and trampled fences that elephants traverse with ease -- has become a prime example of what can go wrong for countries involved in President Xi Jinping’s “Belt and Road” trade and infrastructure initiative. Sri Lanka borrowed heavily to build the port, couldn’t repay the loans, and then gave China a 99-year lease for debt relief.
The experience has fueled fears that Xi’s plans to finance more than $500 billion in projects could see China take control of strategic infrastructure that also has military uses. But the massive state-owned Chinese conglomerate that took over the port in December wants to prove the skeptics wrong.
AP Interview: Malaysia's Mahathir says opposition could win
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mahathir-opposition-win-growing-malay-support-54548519
Malaysian opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday that huge rallies indicate some of the ruling coalition's traditional Malay supporters are now favoring the opposition and a change of government is possible in next month's elections.
Mahathir, Asia's longest-serving political leader until retiring after 22 years in 2003, is now leading a four-party alliance to oust scandal-tainted Prime Minister Najib Razak in the May 9 elections. Najib's ruling coalition has increasingly depended on the Malay Muslim majority in poor rural areas to retain power after urban middle-class voters flocked to the opposition in the past two elections.
Yet, Mahathir predicted only a 50-50 chance of victory for the opposition "because of the government's tendency to cheat, to threaten people, to use money, to even block the election process."
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mahathir-opposition-win-growing-malay-support-54548519
Malaysian opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday that huge rallies indicate some of the ruling coalition's traditional Malay supporters are now favoring the opposition and a change of government is possible in next month's elections.
Mahathir, Asia's longest-serving political leader until retiring after 22 years in 2003, is now leading a four-party alliance to oust scandal-tainted Prime Minister Najib Razak in the May 9 elections. Najib's ruling coalition has increasingly depended on the Malay Muslim majority in poor rural areas to retain power after urban middle-class voters flocked to the opposition in the past two elections.
Yet, Mahathir predicted only a 50-50 chance of victory for the opposition "because of the government's tendency to cheat, to threaten people, to use money, to even block the election process."
North Korea wants total denuclearisation, says Seoul
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/19/north-korea-wants-complete-denuclearisation-says-seoul?
North Korea has expressed a desire for the “complete denuclearisation” of the Korean peninsula without attaching preconditions such as the withdrawal of US troops, the South Korean president has said.
The statement, unconfirmed by North Korea, comes before a summit between the leaders of the two countries on 27 April, to be followed in May or June by a meeting between Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, and Donald Trump.
The key question at any summit between Trump and Kim is whether the North Korean leader is serious about dismantling his regime’s nuclear weapons, and what he would demand from the US in return.
North Korea has said over the years that it could consider giving up its nuclear arsenal if the US removed its troops from South Korea and withdrew its so-called nuclear deterrence umbrella from South Korea and Japan.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/19/north-korea-wants-complete-denuclearisation-says-seoul?
North Korea has expressed a desire for the “complete denuclearisation” of the Korean peninsula without attaching preconditions such as the withdrawal of US troops, the South Korean president has said.
The statement, unconfirmed by North Korea, comes before a summit between the leaders of the two countries on 27 April, to be followed in May or June by a meeting between Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, and Donald Trump.
The key question at any summit between Trump and Kim is whether the North Korean leader is serious about dismantling his regime’s nuclear weapons, and what he would demand from the US in return.
North Korea has said over the years that it could consider giving up its nuclear arsenal if the US removed its troops from South Korea and withdrew its so-called nuclear deterrence umbrella from South Korea and Japan.
樓主好野已經hea咗好多了，睇吓可以堅持幾耐，同當逼自己睇多d新聞
Cuba swears in Miguel Diaz-Canel to replace Castro as president
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-cuba-politics/cuba-swears-in-miguel-diaz-canel-to-replace-castro-as-president-idUKKBN1HQ0H3
Cuban Communist Party stalwart Miguel Diaz-Canel replaced Raul Castro as president on Thursday, a new chapter for the island after nearly sixty years of rule by the Castro brothers but a change that is aimed at preserving Cuban socialism.
The National Assembly swore in Diaz-Canel, with 603 out of 604 lawmakers present voting for the 57-year old, marking a generational shift from 86-year old Castro.
Diaz-Canel is seen as a loyalist of the Communist Party, which is designated by the constitution as Cuba's guiding political force, and he has worked his way up the party's ranks over three decades.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-cuba-politics/cuba-swears-in-miguel-diaz-canel-to-replace-castro-as-president-idUKKBN1HQ0H3
Cuban Communist Party stalwart Miguel Diaz-Canel replaced Raul Castro as president on Thursday, a new chapter for the island after nearly sixty years of rule by the Castro brothers but a change that is aimed at preserving Cuban socialism.
The National Assembly swore in Diaz-Canel, with 603 out of 604 lawmakers present voting for the 57-year old, marking a generational shift from 86-year old Castro.
Diaz-Canel is seen as a loyalist of the Communist Party, which is designated by the constitution as Cuba's guiding political force, and he has worked his way up the party's ranks over three decades.
講真，連登有樓主呢個post
真係高質唔少
為連登仔提供多d拓展國際視野嘅機會
真係高質唔少
為連登仔提供多d拓展國際視野嘅機會
謝樓主。樓主係咪每日都花好多時間睇同cap 國際新聞？
每日都會入黎睇一睇其實都係承濕鳩塞鷗巴打的步伐 
King renames Swaziland as eSwatini, citing colonial past — and confusion with Switzerland
http://www.dw.com/en/king-renames-swaziland-as-eswatini-citing-colonial-past-and-confusion-with-switzerland/a-43462834
Swaziland's King Mswati III said Thursday that he was officially changing the African kingdom's name to eSwatini.
Africa's last absolute monarch, King Mswati III announced the changes at celebrations marking 50 years of Swazi independence from Britain and his 50th birthday.
"I would like to announce that from today onwards, our country will be known as the Kingdom of eSwatini," the king said at Golden Jubilee celebrations in the second city of Manzini.
The name eSwatini means "land of the Swazis" in the local Swati language.
http://www.dw.com/en/king-renames-swaziland-as-eswatini-citing-colonial-past-and-confusion-with-switzerland/a-43462834
Swaziland's King Mswati III said Thursday that he was officially changing the African kingdom's name to eSwatini.
Africa's last absolute monarch, King Mswati III announced the changes at celebrations marking 50 years of Swazi independence from Britain and his 50th birthday.
"I would like to announce that from today onwards, our country will be known as the Kingdom of eSwatini," the king said at Golden Jubilee celebrations in the second city of Manzini.
The name eSwatini means "land of the Swazis" in the local Swati language.
European MPs warn US over scrapping Iran nuclear deal
http://www.dw.com/en/european-mps-warn-us-over-scrapping-iran-nuclear-deal/a-43463669
Around 500 lawmakers from Britain, France and Germany on Thursday urged the US Congress to save the Iran nuclear deal ahead of a possible US withdrawal next month.
"It is the US's and Europe's interest to prevent nuclear proliferation in a volatile region and to maintain the transatlantic partnership as a reliable and credible driving force of world politics," European lawmakers from across the political spectrum wrote in a letter to their US counterparts.
The Trump administration has demanded that the 2015 nuclear accord be fixed by May 12, otherwise, the United States may reinstate sanctions on Tehran and effectively kill the accord despite Iran's compliance.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron will head to Washington next week to press the Trump administration to stay in the accord signed by the three European powers, Russia, China and the United States.
http://www.dw.com/en/european-mps-warn-us-over-scrapping-iran-nuclear-deal/a-43463669
Around 500 lawmakers from Britain, France and Germany on Thursday urged the US Congress to save the Iran nuclear deal ahead of a possible US withdrawal next month.
"It is the US's and Europe's interest to prevent nuclear proliferation in a volatile region and to maintain the transatlantic partnership as a reliable and credible driving force of world politics," European lawmakers from across the political spectrum wrote in a letter to their US counterparts.
The Trump administration has demanded that the 2015 nuclear accord be fixed by May 12, otherwise, the United States may reinstate sanctions on Tehran and effectively kill the accord despite Iran's compliance.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron will head to Washington next week to press the Trump administration to stay in the accord signed by the three European powers, Russia, China and the United States.
Syrian army bombards south Damascus enclave
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria/syrian-army-bombards-south-damascus-enclave-idUSKBN1HR0OB?
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army bombarded jihadists in the last area outside government control near Damascus on Friday, as President Bashar al-Assad accelerated his push to retake remaining enclaves.
On state television, large puffs of smoke could be seen appearing suddenly along a row of buildings as an artillery salvo struck home before one collapsed in a cloud of dust, accompanied by the rattle of automatic fire and the sound of distant blasts.
U.S., British and French air strikes on Saturday to punish Assad for suspected use of chemical weapons have done nothing to slow the advance of his forces, now in their strongest position since the early months of the seven-year-old war.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria/syrian-army-bombards-south-damascus-enclave-idUSKBN1HR0OB?
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army bombarded jihadists in the last area outside government control near Damascus on Friday, as President Bashar al-Assad accelerated his push to retake remaining enclaves.
On state television, large puffs of smoke could be seen appearing suddenly along a row of buildings as an artillery salvo struck home before one collapsed in a cloud of dust, accompanied by the rattle of automatic fire and the sound of distant blasts.
U.S., British and French air strikes on Saturday to punish Assad for suspected use of chemical weapons have done nothing to slow the advance of his forces, now in their strongest position since the early months of the seven-year-old war.
Romania to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem, says government
http://www.dw.com/en/romania-to-move-israel-embassy-to-jerusalem-says-government/a-43464616
Romania has begun efforts to move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) leader Liviu Dragnea announced on Thursday.
If the move goes ahead it will make Romania the first European country to shift their embassy to the disputed city, following a controversial decision by the US to do so.
Liviu Dragnea told Antena 3 television that the government had agreed on "the start of procedures with a view to the transfer of the embassy to Jerusalem."
http://www.dw.com/en/romania-to-move-israel-embassy-to-jerusalem-says-government/a-43464616
Romania has begun efforts to move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) leader Liviu Dragnea announced on Thursday.
If the move goes ahead it will make Romania the first European country to shift their embassy to the disputed city, following a controversial decision by the US to do so.
Liviu Dragnea told Antena 3 television that the government had agreed on "the start of procedures with a view to the transfer of the embassy to Jerusalem."